New Twitter censorship function prompts concern in anti-gay states

[William769]

Twitter’s announcement that it will be able to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis has prompted concern for gay communities in hostile countries.

The move will allow the popular micro-blogging site to comply with local governments’ request to block certain content or users.

Previously, Twitter would block tweets and accounts across the world, but the micro-blogging site said it was introducing the new policy of country-specific censorship as it expands into states “that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression”.

The site is currently banned in China and was inaccessible for a time during the Egyptian protests of early 2011.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/01/30/new-twitter-censorship-rules-prompt-concern-for-anti-gay-states/

[xchrom]

1. du rec. nt

[MarkCharles]

2. The power of Twitter in the Arab Spring was amazing, and

influenced millions in many nations.

That same power, along with Facebook and Youtube, has unimaginably great influence upon members of the LGBT community worldwide, for sure. One no longer needs to be in a major metro city anywhere in the world in order to know what's going on in the rest of the LGBT community.

It would be a shame if Twitter bows too much to repressive governments.

[Fearless]

3. It's still censorship where freedom is needed the most.

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